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VMS Help COBOL, Qualifiers, /MATH_INTERMEDIATE *Conan The Librarian |
/MATH_INTERMEDIATE[={FLOAT,CIT3,CIT4}]
Specifies the intermediate data type to be used when the result of an
arithmetic operation can not be represented exactly.
FLOAT Selects double-precision floating-point for the
intermediate data type. Intermediate values are
truncated to the most significant 53 bits, providing
approximately 15 decimal digits of precision.
CIT3 Selects COBOL Intermediate Temporary (design 3) for
the intermediate data type. Intermediate values are
truncated to the most significant 18 decimal digits.
CIT4 Selects COBOL Intermediate Temporary (design 4) for
the intermediate data type. Intermediate values are
truncated to the most significant 32 decimal digits.
The default is /MATH_INTERMEDIATE=FLOAT.
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